The origins of progressivism.

The progressive movement aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life. There were four goals: protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency. Florence Kelley was important to protecting social welfare. She became an advocate for improving the lives of women and children and was later appointed to chief inspector of factories for Illinois. For promoting moral movement, prohibition was now taking place, which was the banning of alcoholic beverages. Creating economic reform was brought about by a severe economic panic in 1893. Fostering Efficiency was the fourth idea under the progressive movement which made society and the workplace more efficient. Due to the problems that cities were facing, they began to have a need for reforms. Reforms succeeded in almost every state by effecting legislation that banned child labor and set maximum hours. The local government, mayors, governors, working children and elections all were establishing or were effected by reforms. The National Child Labor Committee organized exhibitions and pressured national politicians to pass the Keatring-Owen Act in 1916. The act prohibited the transportation across the state lines of goods produced with child labor. Also, aid was given to the families of workers who were hurt or killed on the job. The Seventeenth Amendment was successful due to the success of the direct primary. The labor laws focused on the children who were working in the workplace. (Section Summary- Kelly)

Florence Kelley

(picture-Genevieve) Florence Kelley became an advocate for improving the lives of women and children. Kelley was appointed chief inspector of factories for Illinois after she had helped to win passage of the Illinois Factory Act in 1893. (Caption- Katherine)

Prohibition-no alcohol

(picture-Genevieve) Prohibition is the banning of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was one of the programs that was installed to help uplift and improve immigrants and poor city dwellers' behavior. (Caption- Katherine)

prohibition

the 17th amendment

(picture-Genevieve) The Seventeenth Amendment is focused on the issue of woman suffrage. (Caption- Katherine)

Labor Laws

(picture-Genevieve) reformers worked to protect workers and to end child labor. Businesses hired children because they performed unskilled jobs for lower wages and because children's hands made them more adept at handling small parts and tools. (Caption- Katherine)

Labor Laws

(picture-Genevieve) Reformers tried to improve the conditions for workers. For example, the reformers made an effort to limit working hours and progressives also succeeded in winning worker's compensation to aid the families of workers who were hurt or killed on the job. (Caption- Katherine)

Reforms

(picture-Genevieve) There was a major effort for reform in both the economy, efficiency and labor conditions. (Caption- Katherine)

the progressive movement

(picture-Genevieve) The Progressive Movement aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American Life. Reformers never completely agreed on the problems are solutions. Regardless, each of their progressive efforts shared at least one of the goals that included; protection social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform and fostering efficiency. (Caption- Katherine)